All Rise

All Rise: Resistance and Rebellion in South Africa is a four-part graphic history series. Based on little-known court records, each volume consists of six stories of resistance by marginalized South Africans against colonial and apartheid governments. This first instalment, which spans the "Union period" of 1910-48, was researched and written by South African historian Richard Conyngham and each illustrated by a different South African artist.The stories in All Rise combine a variety...
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All Rise: Resistance and Rebellion in South Africa is a four-part graphic history series. Based on little-known court records, each volume consists of six stories of resistance by marginalized South Africans against colonial and apartheid governments. This first instalment, which spans the "Union period" of 1910-48, was researched and written by South African historian Richard Conyngham and each illustrated by a different South African artist.The stories in All Rise combine a variety of universal issues related to justice and human rights with a refreshing narrative medium. By foregrounding "anonymous" protagonists with lesser-known histories, the book breathes new life into a terrain of written history that until now has been dominated by icons.